Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals Inc. (fka RCPIQ)

[thefamilyman]

gd6991 - "...judging strictly by stock price it doesn't look like Star won anything."

1) The stock price could mean that the settlement was bad for Star and somebody is trading on insider info. 2) It could also mean that the settlement is good for Star, but insider knowledge is allowing some of the big boys to push the stock down so they can buy in cheap. 3) Or, and I think this is most likely, it's because the uncertainty is allowing the "short" manipulation to continue.

It could be that there are some who are trading STSI on insider knowledge. But with a major announcement pending, you've got to think that the SEC will be watching. On the other hand, the SEC seems to let the big boys get away with a lot.

The key to this situation appears to be the uncertainty. And it's rare that uncertainty regarding a major event will support a rising stock price...